It has been two years since I returned home from working and living in Ghana for the Canadian Co-operative Association but there are some days when the memories are so strong I feel like I stepped off the...

Hornby Island is a community steeped in volunteer and co-operative traditions. Members of the Island's community, from the 1800s to the present day, have known that co-operation is an important aspect of living in such a small, isolated community. This focus has led to the establishment of many co-operative ventures, including a credit union, a consumer co-operative store, community...

During my presentation at the Meeting of Directors of the Credit Union Central of BC in Vancouver last November, I encouraged the audience to consider alliances as an alternative to mergers, in order to solve some of the economies-of-scale problems facing a typical credit union. What I did not say is how an alliance works. To help credit union members understand what such an alliance may look...